Our upcoming September topic ‘Fish Out of Water’ promises to be as interesting as our August topic ‘Odd One Out’. The brief for September - Have you had a unique experience when you were a 'fish out of water'? A time when you:
In October we will be sharing stories on the topic for the Benalla Festival’s Writing Competion – ‘Good Vibrations’. Alternative angles through which to write on ‘good vibrations’ began to emerge during our coffee catch up and stories are well on the way. Our current list of ‘back up’ 500 word topics (to draw upon if we are stuck or are in the mood for more writing) includes ‘My Brilliant Career’; ‘My Career Went Bung’ (Miles Franklin’s follow up to My Brilliant Career); ‘If Only I’d…’ and the latest - ‘I used to ……., back in the day!’
If you think are thinking of joining Writing Workshop one day, consider attending a taster session – either at our regular session in the U3A meeting room on the 4th Monday from 1.30 to 3.30pm or at the Northo on the second Monday from 2.30 to 3.30 pm.
- Felt totally out of your element
- Felt like an outsider
- Were a foreigner traveling or living in a new country
- Were a rookie on the new job
- Were in another unfamiliar and uncomfortable situation
In October we will be sharing stories on the topic for the Benalla Festival’s Writing Competion – ‘Good Vibrations’. Alternative angles through which to write on ‘good vibrations’ began to emerge during our coffee catch up and stories are well on the way. Our current list of ‘back up’ 500 word topics (to draw upon if we are stuck or are in the mood for more writing) includes ‘My Brilliant Career’; ‘My Career Went Bung’ (Miles Franklin’s follow up to My Brilliant Career); ‘If Only I’d…’ and the latest - ‘I used to ……., back in the day!’
If you think are thinking of joining Writing Workshop one day, consider attending a taster session – either at our regular session in the U3A meeting room on the 4th Monday from 1.30 to 3.30pm or at the Northo on the second Monday from 2.30 to 3.30 pm.
